Sport: 24 hours in pictures

Sport: 24 hours in pictures

17 November 2009: Our pick of the best images from the world of sport over the past 24 hours

Tuesday 17 November 2009 07.06 EST
First published on Tuesday 17 November 2009 07.06 EST

Ted "The Count" Hankey soaks up the applause as he enters the arena during the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton. Hankey, the current BDO world champion, bounced back to winning ways with a 5-4 victory in a must win match against Wayne Mardle, to keep his hopes alive of making it to the last 16

Brazil's Buru and goalkeeper Mao try to block a shot by Nigeria's Gabriel Agu during their Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup match. Brazil, the defending champions, produced a masterclass of beach soccer to sweep aside the African champions

Philadelphia Flyers' players, staff and fans watch a highlight video on former player Dave Schultz during his induction ceremony to the Flyers' Hall of Fame before the NHL game with the New Jersey Devils

Greece national team players wear protective face-masks upon their arrival at Donetsk airport, ahead of their World Cup qualifying play-off second leg against Ukraine on Wednesday. In recent weeks a swine flu panic has enveloped Ukraine